Tierne Ewing’s father: ‘There’s something wrong with the judging system’
Richard Kopko, the father of a West Finley Township woman who was found dead after she was abducted by her husband Tuesday, said “there’s something wrong with the judging system in this country” when addressing reporters Tuesday night.
Tierne Ewing was kidnapped by Kevin Ewing, 47, at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning at a home at 338 Blockhouse Run Road in West Finley, state police said. After a daylong manhunt, Tierne Ewing was found dead in a West Finley Township barn, while the husband, Kevin Ewing, was lifeflighted and hospitalized in Pittsburgh.
Kevin Ewing was free on $100,000 bond on charges stemming from an alleged kidnapping earlier this summer, when Tierne Ewing told police she was beaten, bound and assaulted while being held against her will.
Kopko tearfully spoke about Kevin Ewing’s bond after confirming that his daughter had died.
“He’s sick,” Kopko said, “and the damned judges just let him go.”
After his release from jail, a judge added GPS tracking and electronic home monitoring to the conditions of Kevin Ewing’s bond. State police said Ewing cut off the bracelet and left it at his residence Monday.
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